Paintbrush storage device



Jan. 1, 1957 J. A. SWITZER PAINTBRUSH STORAGE DEVICE 2 Sheets-Sheet 1Filed Feb. 21 1955 J Y B Jan. 1, 1957 J, n- 2,776,050

PAINTBRUSH STORAGE DEVICE Filed Feb. 21, 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 James A.Sw/fzer INVENTOR.

United States Patent PAINTBRUSH STORAGE DEVICE James A. Switzer, Paris,Ill.

Application February 21, 1955, Serial No. 489,37 0

1 Claim. (Cl. 206-15.1)

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in storagedevices for paint brushes after using the latter.

An important object of the invention is to provide a flexible containeror bag adapted to contain a suitable liquid in which the brush isimmersed and providing means for supporting the bag in an uprightposition.

Another object is to construct the supporting means for the bag so as tosuspend the brush therefrom in the bag to maintain the bristles of thebrush above the bottom of the bag.

A further object is to equip the bag-supporting means with a hanger bymeans of which the bag may be suspended from an overhead structure, andto also provide the bag-supporting means with legs adapted to supportthe bag in an upright position on a shelf or the like.

A still further object is to provide a device of this character ofsimple and practical construction, which is eificient and reliable inoperation, relatively inexpensive to manufacture, and otherwise welladapted for the purpose for which the same is intended.

These together with other objects and advantages which will becomesubsequently apparent reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, whereinlike numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view;

Figure 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken on a line 2-2 ofFigure 1;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the bag-supporting member;

Figure 4 is a perspective view of a modified construction;

Figure 5 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken on a line 55 ofFigure 4; and,

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the modified bagsupporting member.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, wherein for the purpose ofillustration I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of my invention,and first with respect to the construction shown in Figures 1 to 3inclusive, the numeral 5 designates a flexible bag, which may beconstructed of plastic or other suitable material, and of a size forplacing a paint brush 6 therein with the bristles of the brush enclosedin the lower portion of the bag and the top of the bag closed about thehandle of the brush by a tie member 7.

A preferably rectangularly shaped wire frame 8 surrounds the bag and issecured thereto by adhesive strips or tapes 9 to maintain the bag in anexpanded position and a wire hanger 10 extends upwardly from the frameand is formed with an eye 11 at its upper end for attaching to a nail orother suitable fastener to support the bag in a suspended positiontherefrom.

A portion of the wire frame 8 is coiled about the hanger 10 to form ahorizontal pin 12 which projects inwardly at one side of the bag andadapted for insertion in an opening 13 in the handle of the brush tosupport the brush in a suspended position in the bag and with thebristles of the brush raised above the bottom of the bag.

Legs 14 are suitably fixed to the frame 8 preferably at the corners ofthe latter and extend downwardly below the bottom of the bag to rest ona shelf or the like to support the bag in the upstanding position inplace of the hanger 10.

The bag 5 is watertight and a suitable liquid is placed therein to alevel above the bristles of the brush to keep the bristles soft whilethe brush is stored in the bag.

In the modified construction shown in Figures 4 to 6 inclusive, therectangularly shaped wire frame is designated by the numeral 15 and issecured inside the bag 16 by adhesive tapes 17 and the hanger rod 18extends upwardly therefrom to a position above the top of the bag forattaching to a nail or the like (not shown). The hanger rod is alsoprovided with a horizontal paint brush supporting pin 19 on which thebrush is supported in an elevated position above the bottom of the bag.

From the foregoing, the construction and operation of the device will bereadily understood and further explanation is believed to beunnecessary. However, since numerous modifications and changes willreadily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limitthe invention to the exact construction shown and described, andaccordingly all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resortedto, falling within the scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

A paint brush storage device comprising a flexible container in which abrush is adapted to be placed, means securing the top of the containerin closed position to the handle of the brush, and means attached to thecontainer intermediate its top and bottom and supporting the structurein an elevated position and comprising a rigid rectangular frame memberto which the walls of the container are secured at all sides of theframe to maintain the container in expanded position.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS952,258 Jenkins Mar. 15, 1910 1,239,638 Throckmorton Sept. 11, 19172,315,001 Logan Mar. 30, 1943 2,533,829 Merryweather Dec. 12, 1950

